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Fill in the Blank: Couples Who Fight on Facebook Are ______.

Facebook updates can be really entertaining, right? I love when a friend shares a funny link and my friends' silly thoughts often make me giggle. But then there are the Facebook status updates that make me groan.

Earlier this week, a New York Timesarticle (cleverly titled “I Need to Vent. Hello, Facebook.”), profiled a young couple getting married in May. According to the couple and their friends, the two regularly bicker via Facebook status updates. One of their recent public exchanges went as follows:

Boyfriend: How is it my birthday is only one day, but my woman’s last a whole damn week?

Girlfriend: GET OVER IT!!! UGH!!!!!!

Annoyed Mutual Friend: Hey, you guys know we can still see this right...?

The couple says their relationship is as happy as ever and they see their online spats as no big deal. They explained that one reason they share these personal feelings is so each partner’s side of the story is heard.

"'My friends have a biased opinion of her, and her friends have a biased opinion of me,' Mr. Gower [the boyfriend] said. Broadcasting his gripes on Facebook is 'a way to get your side of the story out there to everybody. That way, they don’t just hear her side.'" However, according to marriage counselors interviewed for the article “rather than win support, fighting in front of your friends will more likely convince them that you shouldn’t be together in the first place.”

Do you and your man fight on Facebook, Twitter, etc? How do your friends react? When your friends bicker online, do you get involved? Is it funny? Annoying? Pointless? Is it a sign they shouldn't be together? Why do you think some couples are cool with fighting so publicly?